what the fuck is going on on this website

I spoke with Dartmouth history prof Annelise Orleck about getting manhandled by cops, barred from campus and singing 'Solidarity Forever' in the paddy wagon.

'This is a moment where we need to go back to thinking that protest is a part of campus life.'
huffpost.com/entry/annelise…

I believe those Biden remarks were designed to disarm the “Biden hasn’t even addressed the unrest” talking point, while saying literally nothing else of substance.

Biden says “dissent must never lead to disorder.” 🤔🤔

Romney writes to federal health agencies about not moving quickly enough to contain bird flu:

“Given your agencies’ recent experience with the COVID-19 pandemic and baby formula shortage, I am concerned that once again our federal government...appears to be caught flat-footed.”

WATCH-- Chris Hayes: It's easier to argue about what college kids are doing than to confront the human misery and destruction that's happening in the actual conflict which is, of course, the source of these protests.

huffpost.com baby

Law enforcement from the Erie County Sheriff’s Office, Amherst PD, Kennore PD, and Tonawanda PD have all sent officers to back up UBuffalo Police amid pro-Palestinian protests and the start of an encampment.

Facing a slew of sexual assault lawsuits, Uber is spending millions on a Nevada ballot initiative that would cap attorneys' contingency fees in all civil cases at 20%.

Lawyers say the idea is to make it harder for plaintiffs to find counsel to sue Uber.
huffpost.com/entry/uber-nev…

This is the most insane segment of mainstream agitprop I've ever seen from a network other than Fox News. In every image she shows, the perpetrators of actual violence are the cops or pro-Israel counter-protesters. And the comparison to 1930s Germany is jaw-dropping.

Very valuable and straightforward essay on campus free speech issues from Will Creeley: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

NYPD general counsel, is that you?

he's literally holding up the very bike lock sold by the police department to students and claiming 'this is not what students bring to school'

Columbia’s letter does not say that. The NYPD does not say that. No one has reported that. But people cheering on the police response online are losing their minds.

Faculty Statement on Imminent Police Action at Columbia University
The American Association of University Professors, Columbia University Chapter
For immediate release: April 30, 2024, 8:00pm

At this hour, the NYPD is massing on barricaded streets outside the gates of Columbia…

AP -- Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah have killed at least 22 people, including six women and five children (one aged 5 days old)
apnews.com/article/israel…

Really phenomenal interview by Eric Cortellessa.

NEW from HuffPost’s Roque Planas: internal Border Patrol emails show agents “joking” about killing migrant children huffpost.com/entry/border-p…

Hello again from Trump’s hush money trial, where the ex-prez has a small crowd of supporters in the park today. They’ve got a massive flag that reads “finish the wall” — follow live updates here! huffpost.com/entry/donald-t…

There is no “anti-Semitism” or “hate speech” exception to the First Amendment for good reason - not least of which is these terms have no legal definition and cannot therefore be applied in an objective manner. The First Amendment does draw the line at speech falling into certain…